myall

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stranger; an ignorant person. obsolete
    — He […] flung himself into the outstretched arms of Anna. "Wazzer madder liddle man?" she crooned. "Aw wazzer madder wid de liddle myall now?"
  2. Any of various Australian acacias, especially the weeping myall, Acacia pendula, or the wood of such trees. countable,uncountable
    — 1859, John McDouall Stuart, journal entry, Third Expedition (In the vicinity of Lake Torrens, Explorations in Australia - The Journals of John McDouall Stuart, Echo Library, 2006, page 57, Friday, 30th December, Hanson Range. […] Changed our course to a very prominent hill (which I have named Mount Arthur) bearing 275 degrees, and after crossing two small myall creeks and a stony plain with salt bush and grass, at ten miles we struck a large myall and gum creek, coming from the north-west, with some very deep channels.
  3. An Aboriginal person living according to tradition. Australia
形容词 adj.
  1. According to Aboriginal tradition; traditionally indigenous. Australia
    — It was some kind of gadget that can take away all your myall words, transcribe what you say in better language so people can understand what you are talking about.
  2. Ignorant, stupid. Australia
    — ‘You blooming myall or what? What if the cops shot ya?’

词形变化

myalls plural more myall comparative most myall superlative myalls plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Dharug mayal, miyal.
词源 2
Aboriginal, perhaps a transferred use of Etymology 1, above.
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